A new, faith-driven family drama is examining the relationship between faith and marriage, especially when that marriage is tested. “Love is a choice,” Cassidy Gifford, who stars in the new show, “The Baxters,” said of what she hopes viewers learn. She continued:
The demographic cliff has been looming for years now. Theologian Brett Salkeld draws on a new book by economist Catherine Pakaluk, which notes that educated women with larger families often view children as a transcendent good beyond economic considerations. While economic solutions
If you were to form your opinions by relying solely on TikTok influencers, Netflix movies like "Marriage Story" or fashionable cultural commentary -- as found in The New York Times or New York magazine -- you could be forgiven for thinking marriage
Poland's bishops have pledged dialogue with their country's new liberal government, but leading Catholics warned that government plans for rapid secularizing change could spark conflict as the ruling coalition plans to limit religious classes in public schools and abolish the state Church
In the 25 years since the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act became law, "restrictions on religious freedom have been steadily increasing for several years" around the globe, said the chairmen of the U.S. bishops' religious liberty and international policy committees.
"Sadly," 80% of
Some people, writes columnist David Mills, are not open to seeing beyond what they want to see. Others are curious and open to hearing other opinions. Mills shares two experiences where he and his friends were overheard talking about anything from politics
Brett Salkeld addresses how, by nature, it is impossible for humans to not be spiritual and religious. He writes: “I recently heard a story about a group of Catholics doing what we are constantly being invited to do, namely, meeting people where
A new survey indicates belief in spiritual entities continues to decline in the U.S. -- and evangelization leaders say the data is a call for Catholics to examine their own witness to their faith.
Poll results released by Gallup July 21 show that
Once a Catholic giant, Ireland is becoming less religious, census data shows. Just over half of the residents of the Irish capital, Dublin, now self-identify as Catholic, according to data released May 30 by the country's Central Statistics Office (CSO).
The data forms
A new report from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) titled "Religion and Congregations in a Time of Social and Political Upheaval" casts a shadow of doubt on the fervor of Americans, only 16% of whom reported to PRRI that religion is